20世紀少年 －第1章－ 終わりの始まり
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In 1969, Kenji, an elementary school kid and his friends built a secret base during their summer holidays. They fantasized that they had to fight villains who were out to conquer the world and wrote them in the Book of Prophecies. Years later in 1997, Kenji becomes a convenience store manager and leads a regular life after giving up his dreams to become a rock star. His boring life is suddenly turned upside down when his old classmate dies mysteriously and an entire family in the neighbourhood disappears. At the same time, a religious cult and its mysterious leader, Friend emerges and a strange chain of events duplicating exactly the events described in the Book of Prophecies follow. Is this the beginning of the end of the world? Who is Friend?
20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End is a 2008 science fiction mystery film based on Naoki Urasawa's manga series. The story follows Kenji, a convenience store manager whose childhood fantasies written in a secret Book of Prophecies begin mysteriously manifesting in real life when a cult leader known as Friend emerges. This opening installment explores whether the prophecies are coincidence or the start of a predicted apocalypse.
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Toshiaki KarasawaKenji Endô
Takako TokiwaYukiji
Teruyuki KagawaYoshitsune
Hidehiko IshizukaMaruo
Takashi UkajiMon-chan
Hiroyuki MiyasakoKeroyon
Katsuhisa NamaseDonkey
Fumiyo KohinataYamane
Kuranosuke SasakiFukubê
Shiro SanoYan-bô
Kanji TsudaMoroboshi
Takashi FujiiFriendship Party Promotor
Hanako YamadaFriendship Party Promotor
Etsushi ToyokawaOtcho
Nana KataseMiki Shikishima
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20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End (2008) Trailer
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20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End — frequently asked
When was 20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End released?
The film was released on August 19, 2008.
Is this a standalone film or part of a series?
Beginning of the End is the first film in a trilogy adapting Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys manga, followed by two sequels.
What is the plot about?
The film centers on a man whose childhood group wrote fictional prophecies in a secret book, only to watch those exact events unfold decades later when a mysterious cult leader called Friend appears, raising questions about whether the prophecies are real or orchestrated.
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